550 as B-cam?

Colin Rowe · May 12th, 2010, 03:49 PM

I would be more eager to use my 550D (PAL) more often if I could execute even the slowest pan with it. As soon as you move the camera, even on a heavy fluid tripod, the jitters set in. It is impossible to pan the camera, even very slowly without ending up with an unusable shot. If I change the video system to NTSC the jitters completly dissapear? what have Canon done with the PAL cameras. The jitters are there on the cameras LCD, and when played back via HDMI, change to NTSC and shoot @30 or 60 and I get perfect footage. A friend with a 7D has the same problem??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

George Angeludis · May 12th, 2010, 04:37 PM

No jitter here. Even on fast pans.

Ervin Farkas · June 9th, 2010, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Turchick

At this point, the DSLR's should be used a B-cams unless you can work around the 12 minute record limit and overheating.

Is the 12 minutes limit due to the size of the card or the FAT format?

Will the T2i stop recording even if you use a larger card?

Thanks,

Colin Rowe · June 9th, 2010, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Faletti

Whenever I use my T2i with an EX1, I only wind up keeping the audio from the EX1. It's nice to have the safety of the EX1 image just in case, and I would never use the T2i in run-and-gun situations (other than maybe weddings), but the more control you have over shooting environments, the more a DSLR can be your primary weapon (with separate audio recording).

Are yoiu kidding??? The EX1 wipes out the Canon DSLRs for image quality, and it doesn't come with any of the monstrous spacial aliasing or moire problems, that the Canons have. I use both, so it not a biased observation.

Colin Rowe · June 9th, 2010, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ervin Farkas

Is the 12 minutes limit due to the size of the card or the FAT format?

Will the T2i stop recording even if you use a larger card?

Thanks,

Its nothing to do with the size of card or file system. It is an EU tax ruling. Doesn't matter what card size you use, it will stop at 4gb, approx 12 minutes at max resolution.

Ervin Farkas · June 9th, 2010, 11:53 AM

Aha.

But I'm on the other side of the Pond... so what about the US version [if there is one]?

May 12th, 2010, 03:49 PM	#16
Colin Rowe Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cornwall UK Posts: 793	I would be more eager to use my 550D (PAL) more often if I could execute even the slowest pan with it. As soon as you move the camera, even on a heavy fluid tripod, the jitters set in. It is impossible to pan the camera, even very slowly without ending up with an unusable shot. If I change the video system to NTSC the jitters completly dissapear? what have Canon done with the PAL cameras. The jitters are there on the cameras LCD, and when played back via HDMI, change to NTSC and shoot @30 or 60 and I get perfect footage. A friend with a 7D has the same problem??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Colin

May 12th, 2010, 04:37 PM	#17
George Angeludis Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece. Posts: 179	No jitter here. Even on fast pans. __________________ My Films My Works FB

June 9th, 2010, 11:53 AM	#21
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Aha. But I'm on the other side of the Pond... so what about the US version [if there is one]? __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com